Aftermath vs Killing for Sport: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Serial murder investigation, Serial murderers, Serial murders
Aftermath
“Maggie Forrest wasn't sleeping well, so it didn't surprise her when the voices woke her shortly before four o'clock one morning in early May, even though she had made sure before she went to bed that all the windows in the house were shut fast.”
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Number 35 The Hill is a house in an ordinary street, owned by an apparently ordinary young couple. When constables Janet Taylorand Dennis Morrisey are sent to the house following a report ofa disturbance, they stumble…
Killing for Sport
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While other profilers tend to conceal the clear facts behind complex technical language and psychobabble, Pat Brown actually tells it like it is. Killing for Sport will intrigue you with its honest portrayal of the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Aftermath highest: Aftermath 4.1 · Killing for Sport 3.3.
- Killing for Sport is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Aftermath.
- Aftermath has the widest readership — 10328 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Aftermath | Killing for Sport | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (10328) | 3.2 (341) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (4) | 2.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (152) | — |
Reception
| Aftermath | Killing for Sport | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10328 | 341 |
| Editions | 32 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2941 | 392 |
| Reading it now | 973 | 14 |
| Written reviews | 497 | 39 |
| Wikipedia attention | 196 | — |
| Pages | 464 | 208 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Aftermath or Killing for Sport?
Aftermath has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Aftermath 4.1/5, Killing for Sport 3.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: Aftermath or Killing for Sport?
Killing for Sport is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Killing for Sport (208 pages, ≈ 3 h 51 m); Aftermath (464 pages, ≈ 8 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: Aftermath or Killing for Sport?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Aftermath: Moderate; Killing for Sport: Moderate.